Rick Ankiel vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .706) and slugging (.422 vs .384). Jerry Willard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .306). By the career numbers, Rick Ankiel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jerry Willard

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
16.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
190.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
109.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jerry Willard

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31